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Hello!
This is my first topic here. I’ve read the rules before posting, but if I’m doing something wrong, please tell me.
I’m a 22 years old Brazilian student. I’m a white, latino man and also have a polish citizenship.
A little bit about my personal life: my father abandoned my family when I was 5 years old, and he left us with no financial aid.
I am the first in my family to graduate (my father graduated, and also his father, but I didn’t consider him as part of my family since he left us when I was young and did not collaborated with my development), and currently live with my unemployed mother, my retired grandmother and my oldest (29 y.o) brother (son of another father, who was also not present) is schizophrenic.
I work at part time jobs (specially bartending, but also bilingual reception at events) since I was 17 years old in order to help my family. During my undergraduation my brother tried to commit suicide throwing himself at the train line and had many outbreaks that led me to flee from home and live 6 months at a friend’s house. I also had a diagnosed stress and anxiety crisis at the period I was living away from my family.
I am a undergrad Marketing student at USP (recurrently recognized the greatest university of LATAM). This course is difficult (highest historic GPA = 3,5 / average GPA = 2) and I’m going to receive my bachelor’s degree in August with a GPA of 2.6 (8As, 8Fs, 1D, no clear pattern despite a significant improvement at the last semester). The coursework have many quantitative subjects (multivariate analysis, calculus, probability, statistical inference). I also founded the Consulting Club of my campus in my third year of course and had some extracurricular activities as assistant professor and scientific studies.
Besides part time jobs during my undergraduation, I also founded my own bartending company while I could not get a Internship (by university determination we are allowed to get internships after the 6th semester). Then I made my internship program at the largest LATAM private bank (I do have strong recommendations from 2 managers I had at the period) and got a full time job offer after 8 months as a intern. Now I work full time as a Account Executive while I’m finishing my studies at USP, but I’m trying to move to Consulting big three (McKinsey, Bain, BCG) in a near future.
My target schools are (in order of preference): Northwestern, Wharton, Yale, Stanford, Harvard, Columbia, INSEAD, IESE, LBS, HEC, Booth, Tuck, Berkeley, Ross, UCLA, Tuck, Syracuse
Due to my low GPA, I’m considering three options:
Enroll in a second undergrad course (probably business administration or economics), obtaining high grades. This option would limit my work experience for the next 3 years.
Enroll in a “Professional Master”, which came to be a strictu sensu postgraduate program that allow me to continue working while studing rigorously.
Enroll in a MBA program in Data Science (Brazilian MBA programs are part time lato sensu programs that aren’t as rigorous as strictu sensu programs).
I would like to note that I do not intend to apply with a GMAT below 700 points. I also do not expect to perform over 730 points.
That said, I would like to ask some questions:
1. While applying to a MBA program my global GPA would be considered (undergrad+undergrad / undergrad + postgraduate program) or in case I do another undergraduation I could only consider my second GPA?
2. Which of the options listed above do you guys think would be the best in my targets schools opinion? Another undergrad, limiting my work experience, or taking postgraduate courses while climbing positions at some great company?
3. Do you guys think I have real chances in one of my target schools? Which of them?
PS: I do have strong recommendations letters in the academic and professional context and I’m capable of proving every single thing that I wrote here with documents.
This is my first topic here. I’ve read the rules before posting, but if I’m doing something wrong, please tell me.
I’m a 22 years old Brazilian student. I’m a white, latino man and also have a polish citizenship.
A little bit about my personal life: my father abandoned my family when I was 5 years old, and he left us with no financial aid.
I am the first in my family to graduate (my father graduated, and also his father, but I didn’t consider him as part of my family since he left us when I was young and did not collaborated with my development), and currently live with my unemployed mother, my retired grandmother and my oldest (29 y.o) brother (son of another father, who was also not present) is schizophrenic.
I work at part time jobs (specially bartending, but also bilingual reception at events) since I was 17 years old in order to help my family. During my undergraduation my brother tried to commit suicide throwing himself at the train line and had many outbreaks that led me to flee from home and live 6 months at a friend’s house. I also had a diagnosed stress and anxiety crisis at the period I was living away from my family.
I am a undergrad Marketing student at USP (recurrently recognized the greatest university of LATAM). This course is difficult (highest historic GPA = 3,5 / average GPA = 2) and I’m going to receive my bachelor’s degree in August with a GPA of 2.6 (8As, 8Fs, 1D, no clear pattern despite a significant improvement at the last semester). The coursework have many quantitative subjects (multivariate analysis, calculus, probability, statistical inference). I also founded the Consulting Club of my campus in my third year of course and had some extracurricular activities as assistant professor and scientific studies.
Besides part time jobs during my undergraduation, I also founded my own bartending company while I could not get a Internship (by university determination we are allowed to get internships after the 6th semester). Then I made my internship program at the largest LATAM private bank (I do have strong recommendations from 2 managers I had at the period) and got a full time job offer after 8 months as a intern. Now I work full time as a Account Executive while I’m finishing my studies at USP, but I’m trying to move to Consulting big three (McKinsey, Bain, BCG) in a near future.
My target schools are (in order of preference): Northwestern, Wharton, Yale, Stanford, Harvard, Columbia, INSEAD, IESE, LBS, HEC, Booth, Tuck, Berkeley, Ross, UCLA, Tuck, Syracuse
Due to my low GPA, I’m considering three options:
Enroll in a second undergrad course (probably business administration or economics), obtaining high grades. This option would limit my work experience for the next 3 years.
Enroll in a “Professional Master”, which came to be a strictu sensu postgraduate program that allow me to continue working while studing rigorously.
Enroll in a MBA program in Data Science (Brazilian MBA programs are part time lato sensu programs that aren’t as rigorous as strictu sensu programs).
I would like to note that I do not intend to apply with a GMAT below 700 points. I also do not expect to perform over 730 points.
That said, I would like to ask some questions:
1. While applying to a MBA program my global GPA would be considered (undergrad+undergrad / undergrad + postgraduate program) or in case I do another undergraduation I could only consider my second GPA?
2. Which of the options listed above do you guys think would be the best in my targets schools opinion? Another undergrad, limiting my work experience, or taking postgraduate courses while climbing positions at some great company?
3. Do you guys think I have real chances in one of my target schools? Which of them?
PS: I do have strong recommendations letters in the academic and professional context and I’m capable of proving every single thing that I wrote here with documents.
